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Photo by Hans&Judy Beste in Julatten/Nth.Queensland

Lichenostomus frenatus

[edit] Identification

20cm. Brown and yellow ‘bridle’ stretching from bill to under bright blue eyes, blue eye area.

[edit] Distribution

Australia

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Upland rainforests, swamp woodlands, drier forests adjacent to rainforests, above 600m.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes nectar, beetles and insects.

It builds a deep cup nest of fine twigs and tendrils lined with plant-down; 2 white with reddish stippling eggs are laid.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID